Commercial Admin Assistant
| Posting date: | 15 June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 July 2026 |
| Location: | Coventry, West Midlands |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Heart of England Society |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Join Our Commercial Team
At Heart of England Co-operative Society, we're proud to be an independent Co-operative with a rich heritage dating back to 1832. As we continue to grow across the Midlands, we're looking for a highly organised and detail-focused Commercial Admin Assistant to join our Food Commercial Team and help support the delivery of our commercial strategy.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys administration, working with data, and being at the heart of a busy commercial function. You'll play a vital role in ensuring our commercial activities, promotions, product information and supplier communications are accurately managed and delivered.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Commercial, you'll provide administrative and coordination support across a range of food categories and projects. You'll help maintain accurate product and pricing information, support promotional activity, prepare reports, liaise with suppliers and ensure key commercial processes run smoothly.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with data, has excellent attention to detail and is keen to develop a career within a commercial or retail environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial Administration & Coordination
- Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Food Commercial Team.
- Maintain trackers, records, action logs and commercial documentation.
- Support the smooth delivery of commercial projects and activities.
Range, Pricing & Product Support
- Maintain product, supplier and pricing information.
- Support product set-up, amendments and delisting processes.
- Assist with data checks to ensure accuracy across commercial systems.
Promotional & Trade Activity
- Support the administration and tracking of promotional activity.
- Maintain promotional schedules and key date trackers.
- Assist with post-promotion reviews and reporting.
Reporting & Data Management
- Produce and update reports, spreadsheets and commercial summaries.
- Support data entry and reporting accuracy.
- Help monitor actions and follow up outstanding tasks.
Supplier & Product Coordination
- Liaise with suppliers to obtain product information, samples and promotional details.
- Coordinate product samples for reviews, launches and trials.
- Support communication between suppliers and internal stakeholders.
About You
We're looking for someone who is organised, proactive and enjoys working with data and processes.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Strong administration and organisational skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel, Word and Power BI.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Strong communication skills and confidence working with colleagues and suppliers.
- An interest in retail, food products and commercial operations.
Desirable Experience:
- Previous administration experience within retail, food, buying, commercial or supply chain environments.
- Experience using EPOS, pricing, ordering or product management systems.
- Experience supporting promotions, supplier administration or pricing activities.
- Experience handling supplier queries, invoices or cost price information.
Why Join Heart of England Co-operative Society?
As part of our team, you'll enjoy:
- Competitive salary.
- Generous colleague discount across Society businesses.
- Pension scheme.
- Annual leave entitlement that rises with service
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
- Career progression within a growing organisation.
- The opportunity to work for a values-led business that supports local communities.
- A friendly and collaborative working environment.
Ready to Apply?
If you're highly organised, enjoy working with data and administration, and would like to build your career within a commercial retail environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of a Society that puts colleagues, customers and communities at the heart of everything we do.
At Heart of England Co-operative Society, we're proud to be an independent Co-operative with a rich heritage dating back to 1832. As we continue to grow across the Midlands, we're looking for a highly organised and detail-focused Commercial Admin Assistant to join our Food Commercial Team and help support the delivery of our commercial strategy.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys administration, working with data, and being at the heart of a busy commercial function. You'll play a vital role in ensuring our commercial activities, promotions, product information and supplier communications are accurately managed and delivered.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Commercial, you'll provide administrative and coordination support across a range of food categories and projects. You'll help maintain accurate product and pricing information, support promotional activity, prepare reports, liaise with suppliers and ensure key commercial processes run smoothly.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with data, has excellent attention to detail and is keen to develop a career within a commercial or retail environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial Administration & Coordination
- Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Food Commercial Team.
- Maintain trackers, records, action logs and commercial documentation.
- Support the smooth delivery of commercial projects and activities.
Range, Pricing & Product Support
- Maintain product, supplier and pricing information.
- Support product set-up, amendments and delisting processes.
- Assist with data checks to ensure accuracy across commercial systems.
Promotional & Trade Activity
- Support the administration and tracking of promotional activity.
- Maintain promotional schedules and key date trackers.
- Assist with post-promotion reviews and reporting.
Reporting & Data Management
- Produce and update reports, spreadsheets and commercial summaries.
- Support data entry and reporting accuracy.
- Help monitor actions and follow up outstanding tasks.
Supplier & Product Coordination
- Liaise with suppliers to obtain product information, samples and promotional details.
- Coordinate product samples for reviews, launches and trials.
- Support communication between suppliers and internal stakeholders.
About You
We're looking for someone who is organised, proactive and enjoys working with data and processes.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Strong administration and organisational skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel, Word and Power BI.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Strong communication skills and confidence working with colleagues and suppliers.
- An interest in retail, food products and commercial operations.
Desirable Experience:
- Previous administration experience within retail, food, buying, commercial or supply chain environments.
- Experience using EPOS, pricing, ordering or product management systems.
- Experience supporting promotions, supplier administration or pricing activities.
- Experience handling supplier queries, invoices or cost price information.
Why Join Heart of England Co-operative Society?
As part of our team, you'll enjoy:
- Competitive salary.
- Generous colleague discount across Society businesses.
- Pension scheme.
- Annual leave entitlement that rises with service
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
- Career progression within a growing organisation.
- The opportunity to work for a values-led business that supports local communities.
- A friendly and collaborative working environment.
Ready to Apply?
If you're highly organised, enjoy working with data and administration, and would like to build your career within a commercial retail environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of a Society that puts colleagues, customers and communities at the heart of everything we do.